SOPHIA SOCIOLOGY CHALLENGES Q & A
CHALLENGE 1
1 — Culture and Society
Recognize the impact and influences of culture on society.
Which of the following best describes society?
A group of people who live in a specific geographic area and share a culture
2 — Symbols and Language
Recognize the significance of symbols and language in cultural transmission.
Which of the following would be a means of cultural transmission?
• a.
)
Reading Moby Dick, a novel by Herman Melville
• b.)
Visiting Gettysburg National Military Park and walking the Civil War
battleground
• c.)
Grandparents having conversations with their grandchildren
• d.
All of) the answer choices are correct.
Which of the following is a symbol?
• All of the answer choices are correct.
• b.)
A stop sign
• c.)
The United States
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• d.)
The word "culture"
3 — Norms
Identify the different types of norms, and their importance to culture.
Which of the following best describes folkways?
Norms that are widely known, but have no consequences for violating them
4 — Values and Beliefs
Identify the values and beliefs that influence American life.
Many Americans believe that everyone has the same chances, and that we
must all follow the same rules.
This belief illustrates which of Robin Williams Jr.'s foundational American
values?
Equal opportunity
5 — Lenski's Five Types of Society
Identify the characteristics of and relationships between Gerhard Lenski's five
types of society.
•
Which of the following is a correct pairing?
Industrial society
Machine technology and advanced energy sources, including coal and steam
6 — Cultural Change and Integration
Recognize the role of technology in culture.
Which of the following is a correct pairing?
CHALLENGE 1
1 — Culture and Society
Recognize the impact and influences of culture on society.
Which of the following best describes society?
A group of people who live in a specific geographic area and share a culture
2 — Symbols and Language
Recognize the significance of symbols and language in cultural transmission.
Which of the following would be a means of cultural transmission?
• a.
)
Reading Moby Dick, a novel by Herman Melville
• b.)
Visiting Gettysburg National Military Park and walking the Civil War
battleground
• c.)
Grandparents having conversations with their grandchildren
• d.
All of) the answer choices are correct.
Which of the following is a symbol?
• All of the answer choices are correct.
• b.)
A stop sign
• c.)
The United States
, SOPHIA SOCIOLOGY CHALLENGES Q & A
• d.)
The word "culture"
3 — Norms
Identify the different types of norms, and their importance to culture.
Which of the following best describes folkways?
Norms that are widely known, but have no consequences for violating them
4 — Values and Beliefs
Identify the values and beliefs that influence American life.
Many Americans believe that everyone has the same chances, and that we
must all follow the same rules.
This belief illustrates which of Robin Williams Jr.'s foundational American
values?
Equal opportunity
5 — Lenski's Five Types of Society
Identify the characteristics of and relationships between Gerhard Lenski's five
types of society.
•
Which of the following is a correct pairing?
Industrial society
Machine technology and advanced energy sources, including coal and steam
6 — Cultural Change and Integration
Recognize the role of technology in culture.
Which of the following is a correct pairing?
